Prof. Gautam Barua is a professor and former Director of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati. He is also a Mentor Director of Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Guwahati. Prof. Barua was involved in the establishment of IIT Guwahati since 1995 and took the Institute to newer heights during his tenure as the Director of the Institute from 2003-13.nn